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Scott Aitchison

Conservative on Build Canada Homes Act 2026-06-09

170 words · 11 sentences · 13 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Positioning 10%Claims 36%Procedure 3%The question 51%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 10 wordsI do not think the minister entirely understood my question.Positioning Claims · 26 wordsWhen I asked him why there were no targets with this new $13-billion agency, the fourth agency, he explained to me what each of them does. Procedure · 5 wordsHere is a news flash: ProcedurePositioning · 7 wordsI understand what each of them does.Positioning The question · 47 wordsI just do not understand why we have created a fourth one. Then I asked very specifically why we would create a third federal Crown corporation and give it $13 billion and no targets other than to say that it is going to focus on non-market housing.¹ Claims · 23 wordsThe pre-eminent researcher on housing in the country is the first federal Crown corporation on housing, the CMHC.² It does all the research. The question · 36 wordsWhy has the third Crown corporation not talked to the first Crown corporation? Why has the minister not talked to the first Crown corporation to give this thing some targets and put some parameters around it? Claims · 13 wordsThis is $13 billion of Canadian taxpayers’ dollars, and there are no targets. The question · 3 wordsWhy is this?

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 81

3 of 3 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I do not think the minister entirely understood my question.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Here is a news flash:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I understand what each of them does.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 100

0 of 3 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Nothing lost points.

Claims · 2

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“create a third federal Crown corporation and give it $13 billion”The Build Canada Homes Act would create a third federal Crown corporation for housing and provide it with $13 billion.search
2“the first federal Crown corporation on housing, the CMHC”CMHC was the first federal Crown corporation on housing.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20